meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
mascot; poster boy; poster girl; brand ambassador
present; gift; to give a present or gift
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
firmly rooted; deep-seated
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
in process; during execution; runtime
in accordance with; according to
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
success; prosperity; boom
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
Franckenstein; Frankenstein
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
while alive; during one's lifetime
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage